# Fairchild Semiconductor on The No Agenda Show

Fairchild Semiconductor comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from May 2020 to December 2023.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** May 2020 – December 2023
- **Related topics:** [Intel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intel.md), [Bell Labs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bell-labs.md), [Mark Andreessen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-andreessen.md), [Moore's Law](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moore-s-law.md), [Sam Bankman-fried](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sam-bankman-fried.md), [Transistor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transistor.md), [Venture Capital](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/venture-capital.md), [William Shockley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/william-shockley.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Silicon Valley Culture and Venture Capital

- **Episode:** [1621: Haley's Comment](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1621-haley-s-comment.md)
- **Published:** 2023-12-31
- **Time:** 1:22:45–1:26:00
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1621-haley-s-comment/chapter/silicon-valley-culture-and-venture-capital.md

The history of Silicon Valley is marked by "me-too" venture capital investing and a culture of high-stakes startups like Intel, which emerged from Fairchild Semiconductor. Current industry leaders are criticized for promoting "wild fantasies" while securing massive investments for technologies like augmented reality and blockchain.

Keywords: [intel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intel.md), [fairchild semiconductor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fairchild-semiconductor.md), [sam bankman-fried](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/sam-bankman-fried.md), [mark andreessen](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/mark-andreessen.md), [venture capital](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/venture-capital.md)

### Gordon Moore Obituary, Intel and Crystal Growing History

- **Episode:** [1545: Stapler Abuse](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1545-stapler-abuse.md)
- **Published:** 2023-04-11
- **Time:** 2:37:04–2:44:33
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1545-stapler-abuse/chapter/gordon-moore-obituary-intel-and-crystal-growing-history.md

Following the death of Intel co-founder Gordon Moore at age 94, a personal history of working at Fairchild Semiconductor is shared. The narrative details the process of "pulling" silicon crystals from boiling vats, a task primarily performed by women at the time. The segment also clarifies the origins of Intel, noting that Moore and Robert Noyce left Fairchild to form the company after a dispute involving William Shockley.

Keywords: gordon moore, [intel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intel.md), [moore's law](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/moore-s-law.md), [fairchild semiconductor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fairchild-semiconductor.md), silicon crystals

### William Shockley, Transistor Invention and Reverse Engineering

- **Episode:** [1246: 3X3](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1246-3x3.md)
- **Published:** 2020-05-28
- **Time:** 7:25–9:29
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1246-3x3/chapter/william-shockley-transistor-invention-and-reverse-engineering.md

The history of the transistor's invention at Shockley Labs is recounted, including the eventual departure of engineers to form Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel. William Shockley is described as a brilliant but difficult figure who allegedly struggled to invent anything further after the initial transistor. Rumors from the era suggested the technology might have been reverse-engineered from recovered extraterrestrial spacecraft.

Keywords: [william shockley](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/william-shockley.md), [fairchild semiconductor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/fairchild-semiconductor.md), [intel](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/intel.md), [transistor](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/transistor.md), [bell labs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/bell-labs.md)

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